Woman faces additional charge in fatal wreck

By Natalie Allison Janicello / Times-News

Published: Monday, December 2, 2013 at 03:01 PM.

According to Greensboro police, at 9:28 a.m. that day, Miles turned left in front of another car and fled the scene before being found at a gas station on Market Street. She received a citation from Greensboro police and was released. A responding officer reported no indication of Miles being impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Fuquay said though the Highway Patrol initially suspected drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the fatal accident, a subsequent investigation showed that illegal drugs and alcohol “weren’t in her system.”

Troopers from the Highway Patrol said they were unable to collect a blood sample from Miles the evening of the wreck on University Drive.

Miles was also involved in a collision on University Drive near U.S. 70 on Sept. 28. According to records from the Burlington Police Department, Miles ran into the rear of another vehicle and told officers she was distracted while talking to her son in the back seat of her car. The report said a witness claimed Miles “was changing lanes several times” before running into the other vehicle.

Fuquay said the Highway Patrol is submitting a driver re-examination form for Miles to the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles, which will decide whether restrictions should be placed on her license.

Miles’ first appearance is 2 p.m. Tuesday in Alamance County District Court.

Authorities say Miles, driving a white Hyundai sedan, ran a red light at University Drive and Williamson Avenue around 4 p.m. on Nov. 15, hitting a white Dodge Caravan driven by Haywood King of 1148 Elon Ossipee Road. King was ejected from the van and thrown underneath a nearby red Mitsubishi Outlander.

Both Miles and King were taken to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, where King died Nov. 18.

According to the Highway Patrol, Miles sustained serious injuries from the wreck and is still recovering. She was issued a $5,000 bond Monday morning, which she made and was released, Trooper R.J. Fuquay said.

The Highway Patrol initially charged Miles with reckless driving, a stoplight violation and not wearing a seat belt.

Earlier in the day Nov. 15, Miles was also involved in a hit-and-run collision on Wendover Avenue near Elwell Avenue in Greensboro.

According to Greensboro police, at 9:28 a.m. that day, Miles turned left in front of another car and fled the scene before being found at a gas station on Market Street. She received a citation from Greensboro police and was released. A responding officer reported no indication of Miles being impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Fuquay said though the Highway Patrol initially suspected drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the fatal accident, a subsequent investigation showed that illegal drugs and alcohol “weren’t in her system.”

Troopers from the Highway Patrol said they were unable to collect a blood sample from Miles the evening of the wreck on University Drive.

Miles was also involved in a collision on University Drive near U.S. 70 on Sept. 28. According to records from the Burlington Police Department, Miles ran into the rear of another vehicle and told officers she was distracted while talking to her son in the back seat of her car. The report said a witness claimed Miles “was changing lanes several times” before running into the other vehicle.

Fuquay said the Highway Patrol is submitting a driver re-examination form for Miles to the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles, which will decide whether restrictions should be placed on her license.

Miles’ first appearance is 2 p.m. Tuesday in Alamance County District Court.